The Addiction Project is produced by HBO in partnership with The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the NIDA and the NIAAA, and provides a wealth of information about addiction, www.hbo.com/addiction.
Alcohol Alert (published by NIAAA). This is a quarterly bulletin that disseminates important research findings on alcohol abuse and alcoholism. Available online at www.niaaa.nih.gov/Publications/AlcoholAlerts.
Chooper’s Guide, the Internet’s most comprehensive substance abuse treatment, prevention, and intervention resource directory. Find treatment providers, research and articles, addiction events and conferences, addiction professionals, help for family members and friends, vendors, and more at www.choopersguide.com.
“Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction” - National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). A website and PDF resource at www.nida.nih.gov/scienceofaddiction.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) provides information, resources and individual support for those suffering a mental illness and/or their families through its various chapters, http://www.nami.org/
NIAAA Rethinking Drinking is a website where you can anonymously assess your or a loved one’s drinking patterns to determine if there is a problem and suggestions for cutting down, http://rethinkingdrinking.niaaa.nih.gov/
National Institute on Drug Abuse – Understanding Drug Abuse and Addiction – InfoFacts, http://drugabuse.gov/infofacts/understand.html
Science of Drug Abuse and Addiction – National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is a website that explains specifics about each of the drugs (alcohol, club drugs, cocaine, heroin…) as well as a host of general resources for parents, students, teachers, medical & health professionals, researchers and more, http://www.nida.nih.gov/nidahome.html
Substance Abuse Problems – Medline Plus, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, NIH National Institutes of Health, http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/substanceabuseproblems.html
U.S. Surgeon General’s 2007 Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking Available at this site, http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/underagedrinking/
Working Document for Developing a Draft Global Strategy to Reduce Harmful Use of Alcohol, prepared by the World Health Organization, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, www.who.int/substance_abuse/activities/globalstrategy/en/index.html
AGENCIES
The American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) AAAP is an international professional membership organization founded in 1985 with approximately 1,000 members. Membership consists of psychiatrists working with addiction, faculty at various academic institutions, medical students, residents and fellows, and related health professionals making a contribution to the field of addiction psychiatry.www.aaap.org
American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) ASAM’s mission is to increase access to and improve the quality of addiction treatment; to educate physicians (including medical and osteopathic students), other health care providers and the public; to support research and prevention; to promote the appropriate role of the physician in the care of patients with addiction; and to establish addiction medicine as a specialty recognized by professional organizations, governments, physicians, purchasers and consumers of health care services, and the general public. www.asam.org/
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) CSAT, a part of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), operates the 24?hour National Treatment Referral Hotline (1-800-662-HELP), which offers information and referral services to people seeking treatment programs and other assistance. www.csat.samhsa.gov
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW), an initiative of the Department of Health and Human Services and jointly funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) and the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), Children’s Bureau’s Office on Child Abuse and Neglect (OCAN) to improve systems and practice for families with substance use disorders who are involved in the child welfare and family judicial systems by assisting local, State and tribal agencies. http://www.ncsacw.samhsa.gov/default.aspx
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) NIAAA provides leadership in the national effort to reduce alcohol-related problems by conducting and supporting research in a wide range of scientific areas, including genetics, neuroscience, epidemiology, health risks and benefits of alcohol consumption, prevention, and treatment; coordinating and collaborating with other research institutes and Federal programs on alcohol-related issues; collaborating with international, national, State, and local institutions, organizations, agencies, and programs engaged in alcohol-related work; and translating and disseminating research findings to health care providers, researchers, policymakers, and the public. www.niaaa.nih.gov
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) NIDA’s mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction. This charge has two critical components. The first is the strategic support and conduct of research across a broad range of disciplines. The second is ensuring the rapid and effective dissemination and use of the results of that research to significantly improve prevention, treatment and policy as it relates to drug abuse and addiction. www.nida.nih.gov
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) The mission of NIMH is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery, and cure. In support of this mission, NIMH generates research and promotes research training to fulfill the following four objectives: promote discovery in the brain and behavioral sciences to fuel research on the causes of mental disorders; chart mental illness trajectories to determine when, where, and how to intervene; develop new and better interventions that incorporate the diverse needs and circumstances of people with mental illnesses; and strengthen the public health impact of NIMH supported research. www.nimh.nih.gov
Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator (SAMHSA) The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Agency (SAMHSA) provides an online resource for locating drug and alcohol abuse treatment programs. http://dasis3.samhsa.gov/
12 STEP PROGRAMS
Al-Anon Family Groups, understanding and support for friends and families of problem drinkers, www.al-anon.alateen.org/
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), support, strength and hope for those wanting to stop drinking, www.aa.org
Nar-Anon Family Groups, understanding and support for friends and families of problem drug (illegal or prescription) drug users, www.nar-anon.org
Narcotics Anonymous (NA), support, strength and hope for those wanting to stop their drug use, www.na.org
